NCEO Atmospheric Composition

Abstract

The NCEO Atmospheric Carbon Programme aims to develop an integrated approach to the analysis of satellite measurements in order to provide new information on atmospheric composition and aerosols for air-pollution forecasting and testing climate models. There are large gaps in our understanding of the interactions between climate change and the trace gases and aerosols which are components of the atmosphere. These include the extent to which changes in climate will affect air pollution near the ground. Filling these gaps has been identified as a high priority for research by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). The challenge is to use new EO data to investigate processes which determine the atmospheric distributions of trace gases and aerosols in the troposphere and lower stratosphere, their links to climate, pollution and air quality. The goal of this part of the work is to provide new information on atmospheric composition for air-pollution forecasting and testing climate models through an integrated approach to the analysis of satellite measurements. Our priorities include: a) to use satellite observations in a new, integrated approach to provide data on trace gases and aerosols in the troposphere and lower stratosphere; b) to improve quantitative understanding of their distributions and emissions and the representation of relevant processes in global chemistry-transport models by exploiting the new data; c) to contribute to national and European initiatives to establish new operational applications for satellite data to monitor pollution and forecast air quality.

Richards et al. (ACP, 2013) present an analysis of the Mediterranean summer tropospheric ozone maximum as simulated by models and as observed by the GOME-2 satellite instrument. GOME-2 data was produced with the RAL scheme whose development within NCEO is led by R. Siddans. The paper demonstrates the quality of the GOME-2 retrieval compared to TES.

Palmer, Fraser, et al, University of Edinburgh, 2014:

(1) We have shown the relative scientific worth of new satellite observations of methane from GOSAT.

(2) In a wider collaboration we looked at the ability of MIPAS to observe the transport of biomass burning outflow in the upper troposphere.

(3) In work conducted in 2013 but published in 2014 we show the current (im)maturity of GOSAT CO2 to infer surface fluxes

(4) We are beginning to show how we can integrate satellite data with aircraft and surface data to understand tropospheric photochemistry (NERC BORTAS + NCEO scientists)

Chipperfield, Richards, Wilson, et al, University of Leeds, 2014:

As part of a study (led by Anja Schmidt, UoL) on volcanic sulfur dioxide (SO2) and sulfate aerosol concentrations at flight altitudes over the North Atlantic flight corridor, we have use OMI SO2 satellite observations to test the UK Met Office's NAME dispersion model's ability to simulate the eruption of the Eyjafjallajokull volcano in 2010. We find that the NAME model does a good job at reproducing the spatial distribution of SO2 from the volcano, but generally underestimates the peak SO2 concentrations observed by OMI. This work is currently being written up for publication.

(3) Confirmation of secondary production of HCOOH within boreal biomass burning plumes observed with IASI

Exploitation Route

Palmer, Fraser et al, Edinburgh, 2014:

(1) Encourage use of data for use in policy development.

(2) Using satellite data to quantify the role of long-range transport of surface air pollutants

(4) Provides input to national governments who want to develop effective measurement networks.

Chipperfield, Richards, Wilson, et al, Leeds, 2014:

Validation of the NAME model's ability to simulate SO2 from volcanic eruptions may lead to it being used to provide information to the VAAC (Volcanic Ash Advisory Centres) for determining airspace closures for commercial aircraft during future eruptions

Sectors

Environment

Description

Integrating novel smoke and smoke plume datasets into the TM5 CTM
Development and integration of new stereo smoke plume injection height products from the AATSR instrument into the TM5 chemical transport model in an attempt to improve its predictive power

Sector

Environment

Impact Types

Societal

Description

Chair of the Defra UK GMES/Copernicus Atmosphere Networking group

Geographic Reach

National

Policy Influence Type

Participation in advisory committee

Description

Chair of the UK Space Agency Earth Observation Advisory Committee

Geographic Reach

Asia

Policy Influence Type

Participation in advisory committee

Description

GMES Atmosphere Networking Group

Geographic Reach

Asia

Policy Influence Type

Membership of a guidance committee

Description

Member of the European Space Agency's Sentinel 4/5 Mission Advisory Group

Geographic Reach

Asia

Policy Influence Type

Membership of a guidance committee

Description

Member of the European Space Agency's Sentinel 5P Satellite Level 2 working group

Geographic Reach

Asia

Policy Influence Type

Membership of a guidance committee

Description

Member of the Innovation and Growth Strategy Steering Board for the Space Industry

Geographic Reach

National

Policy Influence Type

Participation in advisory committee

Description

WMO/UNEP Ozone Assessment

Geographic Reach

Multiple continents/international

Policy Influence Type

Participation in a national consultation

Description

Ash Detection

Amount

£53,000 (GBP)

Organisation

European Commission

Sector

Public

Country

European Union (EU)

Start

Description

Ash Detection

Amount

£53,000 (GBP)

Organisation

European Commission

Sector

Public

Country

European Union (EU)

Start

01/2013

End

12/2014

Description

CCI aerosol phase2

Amount

£98,000 (GBP)

Organisation

European Space Agency

Sector

Public

Country

France

Start

Description

CCI aerosol phase2

Amount

£98,000 (GBP)

Organisation

European Space Agency

Sector

Public

Country

France

Start

04/2014

End

03/2016

Description

CCI cloud phase2

Amount

£211,000 (GBP)

Organisation

European Space Agency

Sector

Public

Country

France

Start

04/2014

End

03/2016

Description

CCI cloud phase2

Amount

£211,000 (GBP)

Organisation

European Space Agency

Sector

Public

Country

France

Start

04/2014

End

03/2016

Description

CCI ozone phase 2

Amount

£137,000 (GBP)

Organisation

European Space Agency

Sector

Public

Country

France

Start

Description

CCI ozone phase 2

Amount

£137,000 (GBP)

Organisation

European Space Agency

Sector

Public

Country

France

Start

04/2014

End

03/2016

Description

ECV Cloud

Amount

£184,000 (GBP)

Organisation

European Space Agency

Sector

Public

Country

France

Start

Description

ECV Cloud

Amount

£184,000 (GBP)

Organisation

European Space Agency

Sector

Public

Country

France

Start

04/2010

End

03/2014

Description

ESA CORSA Extension

Amount

£44,000 (GBP)

Organisation

European Space Agency

Sector

Public

Country

France

Start

01/2012

End

12/2012

Description

ESA CORSA Extension

Amount

£44,000 (GBP)

Organisation

European Space Agency

Sector

Public

Country

France

Start

01/2012

End

12/2012

Description

ESA Climate Change ECV Ozone

Amount

£125,000 (GBP)

Organisation

European Space Agency

Sector

Public

Country

France

Start

04/2010

End

03/2014

Description

ESA Climate Change ECV Ozone

Amount

£125,000 (GBP)

Organisation

European Space Agency

Sector

Public

Country

France

Start

04/2010

End

03/2014

Description

ESA ECV Aerosol

Amount

£117,000 (GBP)

Organisation

European Space Agency

Sector

Public

Country

France

Start

04/2010

End

03/2014

Description

ESA ECV Aerosol

Amount

£117,000 (GBP)

Organisation

European Space Agency

Sector

Public

Country

France

Start

04/2010

End

03/2014

Description

ESA SACS-2 Volcanic ash plume monitoring and prediction

Amount

£40,000 (GBP)

Organisation

European Space Agency

Sector

Public

Country

France

Start

04/2012

End

03/2014

Description

ESA SACS-2 Volcanic ash plume monitoring and prediction

Amount

£40,000 (GBP)

Organisation

European Space Agency

Sector

Public

Country

France

Start

04/2012

End

03/2014

Description

ESA Sentinel 5P L2 development contract

Amount

£117,000 (GBP)

Organisation

European Space Agency

Sector

Public

Country

France

Start

04/2012

End

03/2015

Description

ESA Sentinel 5P L2 development contract

Amount

£117,000 (GBP)

Organisation

European Space Agency

Sector

Public

Country

France

Start

Description

ESA: Science Support to Instrument Development for Sentinel-4

Amount

£20,000 (GBP)

Organisation

European Space Agency

Sector

Public

Country

France

Start

04/2012

End

03/2013

Description

ESA: Science Support to Instrument Development for Sentinel-4

Amount

£20,000 (GBP)

Organisation

European Space Agency

Sector

Public

Country

France

Start

04/2012

End

03/2013

Description

EU FP7 GMES - Partnership for User Requirement Evaluation (PURE)

Amount

£100,000 (GBP)

Organisation

European Commission

Sector

Public

Country

European Union (EU)

Start

04/2012

End

03/2014

Description

EU FP7 GMES - Partnership for User Requirement Evaluation (PURE)

Amount

£100,000 (GBP)

Organisation

European Commission

Sector

Public

Country

European Union (EU)

Start

Description

Eumetsat GOME-202-2 Slit Function analysis

Amount

£50,000 (GBP)

Organisation

European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites

Sector

Public

Country

Germany

Start

03/2012

End

12/2012

Description

Eumetsat GOME-202-2 Slit Function analysis

Amount

£50,000 (GBP)

Organisation

European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites

Sector

Public

Country

Germany

Start

01/2012

End

12/2012

Description

GAUGE

Amount

£1,700,000 (GBP)

Funding ID

NE/K002449/1

Organisation

Natural Environment Research Council

Sector

Public

Country

United Kingdom

Start

04/2013

End

03/2016

Description

GAUGE

Amount

£58,000 (GBP)

Funding ID

NERC

Organisation

Natural Environment Research Council

Sector

Public

Country

United Kingdom

Start

04/2013

End

03/2016

Description

GEOCARB - RAL

Amount

£77,000 (GBP)

Organisation

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

Sector

Public

Country

United States

Start

Description

GEOCARB - RAL

Amount

£77,000 (GBP)

Organisation

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

Sector

Public

Country

United States

Start

Description

GEOCARB 13

Amount

£48,000 (GBP)

Organisation

Lockheed Martin

Sector

Private

Country

United States

Start

Description

GEOCARB 13

Amount

£48,000 (GBP)

Organisation

Lockheed Martin

Sector

Private

Country

United States

Start

04/2013

End

09/2014

Description

GEOCARB-RAL

Amount

£20,000 (GBP)

Organisation

Lockheed Martin

Sector

Private

Country

United States

Start

09/2012

End

11/2012

Description

GEOCARB-RAL

Amount

£20,000 (GBP)

Organisation

Lockheed Martin

Sector

Private

Country

United States

Start

01/2012

End

12/2012

Description

GMES PURE

Amount

£166,000 (GBP)

Organisation

European Commission

Sector

Public

Country

European Union (EU)

Start

04/2013

End

03/2015

Description

GMES PURE

Amount

£166,000 (GBP)

Organisation

European Commission

Sector

Public

Country

European Union (EU)

Start

Description

Greenhouse gAs Uk and Global Emissions (GAUGE)

Amount

£1,700,000 (GBP)

Funding ID

NE/K002449/1

Organisation

Natural Environment Research Council

Sector

Public

Country

United Kingdom

Start

04/2013

End

03/2016

Description

IASI CH4 Retrievals OEM

Amount

£100,000 (GBP)

Organisation

European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites

Sector

Public

Country

Germany

Start

02/2014

End

11/2014

Description

IASI CH4 Retrievals OEM

Amount

£100,000 (GBP)

Organisation

European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites

Sector

Public

Country

Germany

Start

Description

LOCUS IOD

Amount

£50,000 (GBP)

Organisation

European Space Agency

Sector

Public

Country

France

Start

01/2013

End

12/2014

Description

LOCUS IOD

Amount

£50,000 (GBP)

Organisation

European Space Agency

Sector

Public

Country

France

Start

Description

MIPAS Quality Working Group extension funding

Amount

£23,000 (GBP)

Funding ID

IFAC-GA-2011-01-PR

Organisation

European Space Agency

Sector

Public

Country

France

Start

01/2012

End

12/2012

Description

MIPAS Quality Working Group extension funding

Amount

£23,000 (GBP)

Funding ID

IFAC-GA-2011-01-PR

Organisation

European Space Agency

Sector

Public

Country

France

Start

01/2012

End

12/2012

Description

MetOp NRT ozone and CH4 processing hardware for CEMS

Amount

£22,178 (GBP)

Funding ID

NE/L013118/1

Organisation

Natural Environment Research Council

Sector

Public

Country

United Kingdom

Start

04/2013

End

03/2014

Description

Metop aerosol validation

Amount

£40,000 (GBP)

Organisation

European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites

Sector

Public

Country

Germany

Start

Description

Metop aerosol validation

Amount

£40,000 (GBP)

Organisation

European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites

Sector

Public

Country

Germany

Start

02/2014

End

12/2014

Description

NERC Big Data CEMS MetOp NRT

Amount

£162,000 (GBP)

Funding ID

NERC

Organisation

Natural Environment Research Council

Sector

Public

Country

United Kingdom

Start

04/2013

End

03/2014

Description

NERC LOCUS PoC

Amount

£150,000 (GBP)

Organisation

Research Councils UK (RCUK)

Sector

Public

Country

United Kingdom

Start

Description

NERC LOCUS PoC

Amount

£150,000 (GBP)

Organisation

Research Councils UK (RCUK)

Sector

Public

Country

United Kingdom

Start

02/2014

End

02/2015

Description

NERC LOTUS simulations

Amount

£19,000 (GBP)

Funding ID

NERC

Organisation

Natural Environment Research Council

Sector

Public

Country

United Kingdom

Start

04/2013

End

03/2014

Description

NERC Refund Budget

Amount

£80,000 (GBP)

Organisation

Research Councils UK (RCUK)

Sector

Public

Country

United Kingdom

Start

Description

NERC Refund Budget

Amount

£80,000 (GBP)

Organisation

Research Councils UK (RCUK)

Sector

Public

Country

United Kingdom

Start

04/2013

End

03/2014

Description

OEM retrievals IASI, AMSU and MHS

Amount

£99,000 (GBP)

Organisation

European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites

Sector

Public

Country

Germany

Start

01/2014

End

12/2014

Description

OEM retrievals IASI, AMSU and MHS

Amount

£99,000 (GBP)

Organisation

European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites

Sector

Public

Country

Germany

Start

01/2014

End

12/2014

Description

OZONE SAF VISITING SCIENTIST

Amount

£35,000 (GBP)

Organisation

European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites

Sector

Public

Country

Germany

Start

04/2013

End

03/2014

Description

OZONE SAF VISITING SCIENTIST

Amount

£35,000 (GBP)

Organisation

European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites